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Hi fellows. I'm looking to custom-make a metal stand to suspend my light fixture from. I've more or less settled on what I'll like the outcome to resemble:

Option #1:

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thQRb.jpg(this is still option #1; just that it's viewed from the side)

Option #2:

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But the tricky thing is, as one of the edge of my tank is occupied by something, I cannot use conventional stands that rest on the edge. Secondly, as I'm not using a cabinet, but a steel tank stand, i.e. no "full solid back" to speak of, I will prefer if the stand can be deisgn to be free-standing from the floor directly (if I opt for Option #2, I suppose I can use some brackets, or even lots of cable ties to secure the vertical portion of the light stand to my tank's stand; but free-standing directly on the floor is still preferred ). As such, my questions are:

Question #1: will aluminium rods, or stainless steel rods be more appropriate for my application? The fixture to be suspended is likely not to exceed 3kg, but I'm worried about the "snapping" of aluminium & I'm not sure if aluminium can be bent easily (I heard aluminium snap under strain instead of bending)

Question #2: anybody knows any shops that can sell the material & provide the bending service? If they don't come together, any shops that provide either are welcome too.

Question #3: anybody know how much such bending services cost, e.g. one right-angle bend cost how much, 2 metres of stainless steel rod cost how much, etc?

Question #4: any recommendation for the diameter for such a load? & should I avoid hollow rods?

Hope I can find some answers here. Thanks in advance.

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Did you ever get this figured out?

I'm looking to do the same thing. Apparently, in the USA most people use 1/2" EMT electrical metal conduit. I believe that it can be bent with a hand bender as they discuss on this website

Here is the one that I am trying copy.

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Call Razali from de lightings, he have a pre made bracket.. As for bending service, im not sure...

Teh'sTankSetup Decomm on 18/8/2012

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Lighting: Aquazonic 2x24watts T5 (Actinic x Sun White)

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Steel pipe and copper pipe can use a pipe bender to bent it. Think Clementi hardware might be able to do one or two bend for u, they are quite friendly. The steel type is use in electrical cable conduit. Stainless is ductile so u won't see your home water pipe If happen to be stainless steel, they won't come with bend, instead elbow is used. Unlike copper.

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